Approximately less than nine percent of the respondents trusted instant messaging platforms according to a survey conducted on digital media literacy in Singapore in 2019. Instant messaging platforms such as WhatsApp had been identified as a source of misinformation during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Trust in instant messaging platforms in Singapore as of December 2019
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Institute of Policy Studies (Singapore). (December 17, 2020). Trust in instant messaging platforms in Singapore as of December 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 28, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1224485/singapore-trust-in-instant-messaging-platforms/
Institute of Policy Studies (Singapore). "Trust in instant messaging platforms in Singapore as of December 2019." Chart. December 17, 2020. Statista. Accessed April 28, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1224485/singapore-trust-in-instant-messaging-platforms/
Institute of Policy Studies (Singapore). (2020). Trust in instant messaging platforms in Singapore as of December 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 28, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1224485/singapore-trust-in-instant-messaging-platforms/
Institute of Policy Studies (Singapore). "Trust in Instant Messaging Platforms in Singapore as of December 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1224485/singapore-trust-in-instant-messaging-platforms/
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Trust in instant messaging platforms in Singapore as of December 2019 [Graph], Institute of Policy Studies (Singapore), December 17, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1224485/singapore-trust-in-instant-messaging-platforms/
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